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Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail

Missouri rates for HCPCS 87101

A scraping or clipping of skin, hair or nail is placed on a growth medium in the laboratory to see whether a fungus grows, and anything that grows is given a preliminary identification. It is used to confirm conditions such as ringworm, athlete's foot or a fungal nail infection before treatment is started. Fungi grow slowly, so results take longer than a bacterial culture.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fungal Culture Of Skin, Hair Or Nail cost?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.41$4.68 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$10.00 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $100Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.47
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.78

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Missouri· 15th of 51

$9.33

AK $18.20MD $5.75

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.